I Walked Across Tokyo at Midnight 

Norm walking a straight line across Tokyo? IMPOSSIBLE! Not when there are so many inviting side alleys ready to seduce him to go down them. ;P

Thank you for making this video! Favourite area? Hard to tell, since we only got glimpses of all that is to see. Is it possible to get a better map of your walk?

Great video :3 I did those night walks a few times and I really love those :) I am wondering about one thing tho; How do you get on all those rooftops? I have to admit, I never really checked, but can you just go up there without any security checks? o.o

If you cant ever play Shamisen again do you get some kind of financial reumbirsement for loss of quality of life and literally loss of part of your ability to make earnings?

東京レンズさん、あなたの発音は不正確で迷惑です。厳しくてごめんなさい。

Amen to that

gotta love that notification squad~ glad to have you here!

Absolutely

​​@@TokyoLensWWWWWWWWWWWWOÒOOOOOOOOOO!

exactly what i had in mind when i clicked on it.

I was just thinking the same thing. If I were to take a walk through Houston, Austin , Dallas, or any big city in the USA at 3AM, id be murdered within 20 minutes. I'm jealous of japan in a good way.

same, the fact that he can walk around that late at night with a fancy camera without a hint of worry is just unimaginable from someone living in South america.

England is like this, you can just walk anywhere, anywhen, love it, particularly love Portsmouth, Strong Island.

@@MostlyPennyCat I agree. Most parts are like this, at least it seemed to be on my visit. With the exception of London. Been there. Gets sketch at night. At least my death in the US will be quick and painless. I'm not too keen on getting stabbed to death with a dull 4cm knife.

@@cadenswain158 Although death in the UK is more likely to come from a knife than a gun, that's not because we have a knife crime problem. You are, in fact, more likely to die from a knife in the US than the UK. But yes, there are places you shouldn't really at night in a few of the cities, especially London. But that's London, you need to get out, see other places. For anybody after ideas, I highly recommend the following: Go to Yorkshire/Lancashire and hire a narrowboat for a week. Book an out and back trip, you can do those double handed (two people) and it's like nothing else you've ever experienced, even believed possible. If you want specifics, go to a town called Sowerby Bridge, contact Shire Cruisers, book a small 2-4 person boat and do a 7 day off and back route up to Todmorden, back to Sowerby and down the ways a bit and then back again. Have breakfast and lunch on the boat, eat dinner at a pub. Or, breakfast on the boat and moor at a pub for lunch (yes they have moorings, it's the best) and dinner. Make sure you eat at the Three Wise Monkeys in Todmorden, book ahead. Speed limit is 4mph. You get nowhere slowly but it's a revelation. It's relaxing without being boring, because you can never be bored with a hundred ton house boat. That they just give to you. Even if you've never done it before. Which seems insane and is a bit intimidating at first but it's glorious and we do it as many times as we can. It's how we're retiring, so laps of the country until we die.

I was thinking the same. If I weren't a total loser at night, I would probably bike (and walk) a lot of those small streets and alleys, but as I am I could not ensure that I won't fall asleep on my bike. Or feel extremely down the next day.

I only made it from Shibuya to Shinjuku and i was so stuffed, needed 10 beers. 🤣🍺

That environment is a place where nobody sleeps. Of course they have that kind of energy. Business in that Tokyo light life opens like 24/7.

Hey there Yuka!! Thanks as always for the kind comment!! Didn't you just release a video today too? I just took a look at your channel and it's growing SO FAST!!! Keep up the awesome work!!

haha thats amazing!! best of luck!

I haven’t been able to recreate that feeling of going on the plane watching wierd Japanese shows and having Japanese airline food. And then when you land the excitement. It was such an experience and I’m happy you guys will feel it too

Also if my post wasn’t obvious you must do it. One of the highs of my life

I love cities, I adore cities at night, I don't think I could leave. Luckily I already live on a beautiful island 🇬🇧

@@MostlyPennyCat Do you know that people living in Tokyo can also say the same thing too. Japan is also considered an island. If you look at the map, it is surrounded by water. I know you call your island beautiful. That term beautiful is also what the people in Tokyo can describe their island too. No rules saying an island needs to be a tropical beach area. I would assume that you live near the beach. Any island in the map can have big cities away from oceans too.

really love it!

In a way, it is an example that once you become an adult, you get to do anything you want which includes travelling at your own terms. That can include travelling in the middle of the night seeing the city lights. When you see them walking there, I guess in a way that they are old enough to be independent. The populated people you saw there meant once they are old enough to be independent, they did not have any school life.

Thank you so much~ I hope you get that chance sooner rather than later!

thanks Lemi!!

Sounds like you had chosen a busy street area to book a hotel. If you booked a hotel anywhere else in Tokyo, you will see the streets being populated with lesser people at night even during dinner hours. I remember the time when I went to Japan in 2018. When I took a walk late at night, I only went to 7 Eleven. I also see that certain shops do close late at night. In a hotel window, I see people working in the office late at night but lesser people hanging outdoors. Lesser people go outdoors at midnight. As long as you book a hotel with city lights and being a busy street that has a time square, you will be in an area where populated people walk in the middle of the night enjoying the city lights. I would assume the area where you book a hotel, every shop do not ever close. So you can see that he only filmed the busy street area for youtube but leave out the quiet areas. Tokyo also have quiet areas too where during the night, it is a ghost town. Areas you chosen in Tokyo is not a ghost town.

gotta wait for it not to be 40 degrees out! hahhaa

Remember that city walks is not the same as going to the country side. If you go to that city in Tokyo, you won't expecting any forest or any kind of nature related to a park.

@@hp2546 What!? The city is not the forest? Thanks for clarifying that obvious fact.

@@Theorof Forest areas, or any nature place is where if you wanted a quiet place to relax. If you want forest, you might be thinking going to the mountains where you are away from crowded people. If you wanted noisy crowded streets, you come to this big city. You can tell by watching this video, this city is definitely not taking place in the mountains. If you choose a residential area, then you will go to places that is less populated with people. There are some who choose to live in a middle of nowhere which means those residents don't get to have any city life there. Forest or farming areas is for people that want to get away from noisy crowds and would rather be in a quiet deserted place.

I think you mean sleepless city. This area that is filmed is where a city that do not sleep. If the city were sleeping, then you would see every business there close. Sleeping city means a ghost town. I don't think you want to go back to this 2020 era. Even Las Vegas became a sleeping town due to the way how the government shuts it down. If you say you love sleeping city, that is like saying you rather see the city go into quarantine.

Hey! Asakusa is where I stayed in Tokyo. Cool

What if you were to ask someone to take you to Japan. You would have to be specific. Remember once someone promises you to take you to Japan, they might even take you to Tokyo where it is quiet and deserted. What if that person were to take you to a residential area? You won't see any city lights there. If you choose a business area, you may notice that it is a ghost town at night. Certain areas in Tokyo can be a ghost town too and certain areas in Tokyo can have business being closed at night. So if you were to say you wanted a popular spot where it is a big city where people stay up late, then you are picking the one that is filmed in this youtube channel. Just remember if you only describe seeing Japan at night, it won't necessarily mean based on what you see in this youtube channel. What if that person were to take you to a farming place? Note that seeing Japan at night can be anywhere in Japan. Even the ones that you don't see in this youtube channel.

Welcome aboard! Love having you here early I always chat at the start of a vid release so it gives us a bit of a chance to get to know each other welcome to the adventure!!

@@TokyoLens HAHAH This is cool ;) I think you are possibly the coolest person. I sound like a kid saying that but no really I am 31. Side note have you been able to play the Shamisen again?

lol pretty sure I covered the answer to that right in this vid (^_-) genuinely glad to have you here!! Have a good one~

@@TokyoLens Aww that's a shame, but still great that you are able to make Shamisen videos! Thanks and just joined your Patreon

welcome to that side of the adventure!!

As long as you choose a location that actually have a city light, then you have a shot. If you book a hotel anywhere else in Tokyo, you will discover that outdoors are less populated but you will see through the windows that people also work in the office in the middle of the night through a hotel window. If you book a hotel where this man Norm is recording it in youtube, then it is convenient for you to enjoy the night walk Some areas in Tokyo can be a ghost town as well but Norm did not choose that area for recording. I have been to areas where there are certain shops or certain restaurant that close for dinner. I know I had seen certain areas where it is quiet in Tokyo even if it is 7 pm or 8 pm. In business areas, lesser people travel outdoors but if you choose time square areas full of city lights, you will discover that many people walk there in the middle of the night and every shop do not close. I had past experience going to 7 Eleven late a night. I went like damn, I am the only customer or customer number there is very tiny. Those city lights becomes a tourist attraction that make you want to have enough energy to stay up late at night. That video you see here is a place where a man record the most populated people in Tokyo to record and that right there is a place where it is a time square location.